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Specialist Peugeot & Citroën Locking Wheel Bolt Removal
Specialist Peugeot & Citroën Locking Wheel Bolt Removal
Got a spinning outer security cap or a broken key pin on your Peugeot or Citroën?
Peugeot and Citroën factory locking bolts are infamous for failure. When a socket is applied to an over-torqued bolt, the outer chrome safety sleeve spins endlessly, or the small internal key pins shear off completely inside the bolt head. Standard reverse-thread extraction sockets just spin on the outer shell without grabbing the main bolt shank.
How We Remove Them Damage-Free:
No Drilling Out Hubs: We don't damage your wheel threads or wheel studs.
No Alloy Wheel Damage: No aggressive torching or air-chisel damage to your alloy rims.
Specialist Extraction Tooling: We use tailored, high-grade mobile extraction rigs specifically designed to bypass the hardened spinning outer collar and pull the main bolt body cleanly.
Whether you're stuck at home, work, or roadside across Burton-on-Trent, Derby, Swadlincote, Tamworth, or Lichfield, we come directly to you.
No Removal, No Fee.
📞 Call Bolt Busters directly on 07852 680123 for immediate dispatch.
Pins fallen out of the Key
Pins fallen out of the Key
On this type of Citroen & Peugeot locking wheel nut key there should be 4 “pins” that engage with the locking wheel bolt. In the image on the left, the pins are missing, rendering the key useless and preventing it from engaging with the bolt correctly. Continuing to force a damaged key can often damage locking wheel bolt further.
Collar collapsed
Collar collapsed
If the “collar” on this type of Citroen & Peugeot locking wheel bolt has collapsed, it will no longer engage with the key correctly. The key may still turn, but the locking wheel bolt itself will just spin and not undo. This often happens after a damaged key has been forced. If this has happened to your locking wheel bolts, they will most likely require professional removal
Don't hammer a socket over it:
Don't hammer a socket over it:
This style uses a press-fit collar that engages with the locking key. If the collar is damaged, collapsed or pushed down, it will just spin and the key will no longer engage the bolt properly.
Don't Force It:
Attempting to use a broken or damaged locking wheel nut key can push the collar down on this type of bolt, even when the bolt itself isn’t damaged. Once the collar collapses, the key will just spin and the wheel bolt may no longer engage correctly
Avoid drilling methods:
Avoid drilling methods:
Once a Peugeot 4-pin key shears, drilling attempts usually drift off-center, destroying the inner threads of your wheel hub assembly and leading to incredibly expensive garage repair bills.
Chisels:
Hammering a chisel into the bolt might seem like a good idea, but the chance of successful removal is low and the risk of damaging the alloy is very high. Once the wheel is gouged, the repair can end up costing far more than the original problem.
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